C-GLHQ (Hughes H500) — routes, history & safety record

FlightFinder has no observed route profile for this registration. The documented safety events below are available independently of live flight tracking.

Safety history

July 8, 2005Accident
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from an object while landing, which resulted in the main rotor blades striking a tree.
Hughes 500D
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from an object while landing, which resulted in the main rotor blades striking a tree. Full accident record
July 11, 2004Accident
The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions while the helicopter was standing, which resulted in the coasting main rotor blade contacting the tail boom. A factor associated with the accident was the gusty wind condition.
Hughes 369D
The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions while the helicopter was standing, which resulted in the coasting main rotor blade contacting the tail boom. A factor associated with the accident was the gusty wind condition. Full accident record

Transportation Safety Board of Canada records1 on file

Worst recorded outcome: substantial damage.

June 27, 2011Accidentsubstantial damage
Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 369D (500D) · Ambler, 65 NM E · A11F0132
A11F0132: The Hughes 500D helicopter, C-GLHQ, operated by Prism Helicopters in Alaska landed on a mountain top helipad. Shortly after landing the four passengers exited and walked away whilst the pilot kept the helicopter running to cool down the engine. The pilot then exited the helicopter to look under and verify…

Source: TSB Aviation Safety Information System (ASIS) (open data).